Well we got the machines in... I have a manual now. Looks pretty similar to what I have except the M21/22 codes "CT Coolant" on machine = "Rotate Table" in post. So here comes the trial and error part. Sometimes I wish I didn't know so much. Wouldn't life be easier to just play dumb and let someone else do all the hard stuff? LOL

My company is expecting delivery of 2 Fanuc Robodrills literally any second now. In anticipation of getting them, I was going to try and start editing a post processor and creating a machine and Control def for it. Does anyone know where I can find the actual G-code and/or operating manual online to help me get started? If not I guess I will just wait til it gets here and pull out the manual. It would be nice to have it in electronic format though so that I could access it anytime without haveing to go get the book. Thanks, Robert

I will write any program you want... that'll be $500 up front and the balance on delivery.

quote: -------------------------------------------------- Wowww so many replies.... -------------------------------------------------- LMAO!?! Robert Winters

I don't think we ever did meet... I did see and use some of the files on your directory though! There was some good stuff in there. Since then, I was able to remember your name here on the forum and I think we have replied to each others posts before.

Yup

quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yeah, and what makes you think you're qualified for this job? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOL... with the experience of some of the NTMA mastercam instructors i have seen lately I was almost embarrassed to mention it as a qualification. quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert, You teaching in Ontario??? When did you start? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I started in Ontario Mar 2004. A little bit after you left I think. Prior to that I was instructing at Costa Mesa since December of 2001 Robert

quote: ____________________________________________ There's definitely a shortage of programmers. Are they all busy or have they left the trade? ____________________________________________ I may be entertaining offers... 10 years exp. w mastercam 3.1 thru X. Beta Tester. NTMA Instructor. 4 years of 5-axis experience. email me at [email protected] if interested.

I agree with James... there are many a times when my 5 axis cant reach and I would kill for an aggregate head... of course the post processing issue kept me from asking the powers that be to get one. And sorry Tracey... I am an instructor and I do have access to 4 and 5 axis mills. Robert Winters Programmer/Instructor

Running 8 fadals here... and we have that error from time to time... the issue has been one of two things... 1) luckily most of the time it was just the Resolver for the axis that was faulting out. About a $500 part 2) one time however though, it was the inverter which was about a $3000 repair. Robert Winters Programmer

Tomski, I renumber often as well. Although not a perfect fix, what I do often is when I initially call up the tool I right click and edit tool. On the parameters tab if you change the feed rates there on the tool, then the feedrates will always stay the same even if you renumber. Of course, if you are changing feeds from operation to operation then you will lose any feedrates that are different than what you edited the tool to be. This works great for when you are using a tool only for roughing or finishing and want the feed to be the same for every operation. Hope that helps Robert Winters Programmer, Instructor and Beta tester...where do I find the time?

I have never encountered this problem. I have had X crash on me but never my PC. Maybe that is what you meant? Anyhow, I wonder what is different that I do not have this error. Is it a NetHasp only issue? Robert Winters

when you post... in the dialog box there is a radio button you can check next to communicate. If you do the communications box becomes active and it will allow you to send the file right after you post it. If you want to send a file that was already posted i believe that they moved all communications to the new mastercam editor. Does that help? Robert

I understand that... it is the info that was in the job setup that I want to import. It was a much better way to import toolpaths than save to library/get from library...replaced by import.

Have we lost the ability to import a job setup which included the stock, tools, construction planes, and toolpath operations? Robert Winters Programmer Upland Fab, Inc.

i tried to download it but it didn't have my machines on the site

Hi Zippy, Welcome from someone who has not been here all that long.. hence the lack of over 800 posts! LOL Robert Winters Programmer Upland Fab, Inc.

Yeah, it appears that mpdypth.pst comes with Mastercam and it is made for Dynapath. Like I said version 7 included one, it ran in generic form with no edits needed. Hopefully this version will work for you the same. Good luck! Let me know if you have any other questions but be forewarned... I haven't even had power to our Tree/Dynapath in about 4 years now so I am not sure how much I will remember. HA HA Robert Winters Programmer Upland Fab, Inc.

wow, let melook, we used to run a dyna path but i was running mastercam version 7 at the time. I will look and see if I have anything current. Robert Winters Programmer Upland Fab, Inc.

lol, man how did i miss 9.2, 9.3 and 9.4?

what you need to do is select the toolpaths you want to verify, click the verify button on the operations manager, select the configuration button which is to the far left and click the radio button in front of "file" under stock shape. When you hit ok it should load your part as stock and you can then verify your toolpaths on the stl file. Robert

Rob, Thanks, i came on here to help Salem and instead, i learn something, didnt know i could import other solids straight into verify! That will help a ton!

I was there today (tuesday) I looked for you at the Mastercam booth Jay, didn't see you though. I was going to say hi to Tom but he was in the middle of a talking to someone.. work stuff! Oh well. It was a bit better than last year! Robert Winters

On a Fadal tangent and perpendicular will both work. The trick is making sure that the control can calculate the move. If you are using "control" compensation in Mastercam then the fadal will need to move more than 50% of the cutter diameter and that goes for perpendicular geometry in a chain as well. This rule doesn't apply in wear compensation because since the cutter is offset in mastercam the control does not make a computation resulting in a negative number. It is the same thing when dealing with corner radii. The tool radius has to be less than the corner radius. I got off track... If you want to use perpendicular entry with control compensation set the line length to a value greater than the cutter radius (for example... line length should be .251 or greater for 1/2" EM) If you can use parallel you can make the value as low as .0001" and it will work. In any case most Mastercam posts turn comp on at the first feed move whether it be a G1, G2, OR G3 so you may want to get into the habit of using a line and an arc even if the line is only .010"

yeah i think ROBK is right, I have never had luck with doing more than one pass at the same time. Unfortunately it is one by one but that would be a great enhancement if the powers that be are listening! Robert Winters Programmer/Instructor/Snowboarder